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Hi- does anyone have a leaf blower I could rent or borrow for an hour or so? Because of all the wind, our driveway is covered with needles and twigs. I know the rain and snow will clear it off eventually… but it would be nice to clean it up in the meantime. I’m in BTV and could use it sometime in the next few days.
Thanks!
Funny, I noticed the same thing last weekend when I was up there. We only have a couple of pines left on our property but I saw a lot of half eaten cones one day, then they were gone the next. Some just sitting on rocks like a dinner plate. Maybe all the leftover healthy pine trees are developing extra cones and that’s attracting the squirrels?
What is with the squirrels? They’re all over! This year is nothing like any other. It used to be only pine needles being the primary clutter on the property but now it’s pine cones being chewed up and turned into sticky (sap) trash all over the lot. And they drop dead branches from high above! Watch out.
Anyone else dealing with this and if so, what approach are you taking?
Maloney
$900. Brand new, CAT INV4000 generator for sale. Three year extended warranty as well. Running Power-3200W, Starting Power-4000W. Run time at 50%-8H. This is a closeout special where I had to buy two from the dealer to get the special pricing (normally $1,295+TAX). Delivery available in the BTV area October 3rd-10th as I will be up in the area. Don’t get stuck without any power moving forward!
Here’s a link to the CAT website for additional info:
https://www.cat.com/en_US/consumer/products/new/home-and-outdoor-power/portable-generators/inv-series/100880.htmlAttachments:
PG&E says that they are going to be shutting down power for most of the upper highway 4 corridor starting between 11pm tonight and 3am Tuesday morning with an estimated restoration sometime Wednesday night.
Well, it looks like AirNow literally just added local sensors via a pilot project. So, now they cover BTV/Arnold.
I was also curious about the AirNow reading and if you go to the map on the website version (not available in their iPhone app) there are no local sensors anywhere nearby BTV so I don’t think their air quality reporting is useful. I think PurpleAir has local sensors.
There is an article on page 1 of today’s SF Chronicle that goes into detail about the differences between AirNow and PurpleAir. It seems that one may give low readings and the other high ones (and don’t trust your nose). That may explain the wide discrepancies I’ve seen between my Iphone weather app and purpleair. I guess we just have to split the difference. I’m ready to head to the mountains and trust that the benefits to my mental health will offset any respiratory risks.
